Support Changes
This section describes support changes in version 10.1.1 and version 10.1.1 HotFix 1.
Big Data Management Hive Engine
Effective in version 10.1.1, Informatica dropped support for HiveServer2 which the Hive engine uses to run mappings.
Previously, the Hive engine supported the Hive driver and HiveServer2 to run mappings in the Hadoop environment. HiveServer2 and the Hive driver convert HiveQL queries to MapReduce or Tez jobs that are processed on the Hadoop cluster.
If you install Big Data Management 10.1.1 or upgrade to version 10.1.1, the Hive engine uses the Hive driver when you run the mappings. The Hive engine no longer supports HiveServer2 to run mappings in the Hadoop environment. Hive sources and targets that use the HiveServer2 service on the Hadoop cluster are still supported.
To run mappings in the Hadoop environment, Informatica recommends that you select all run-time engines. The Data Integration Service uses a proprietary rule-based methodology to determine the best engine to run the mapping.
For information about configuring the run-time engines for your Hadoop distribution, see the Informatica Big Data Management 10.1.1 Installation and Configuration Guide. For information about mapping objects that the run-time engines support, see the Informatica Big Data Management 10.1.1 User Guide.
Big Data Management Hadoop Distributions
The following table lists the supported Hadoop distribution versions and changes in Big Data Management 10.2:
Distribution | Supported Versions | 10.2 Changes |
|---|
Amazon EMR | 5.4 | Added support for version 5.4. Dropped support for version 5.0. |
Azure HDInsight | 3.6 | Added support for version 3.6. Dropped support for version 3.5. |
Cloudera CDH | 5.11 | Dropped support for versions 5.8. Deferred support for versions 5.9 and 5.10. |
Hortonworks HDP | 2.6 | Dropped support for versions 2.3. Deferred support for versions 2.4 and 2.5. |
IBM BigInsights | 4.2 | No change. |
MapR | 5.2 MEP 2.0 | Added support for version 5.2 MEP 2.0. |
To see a list of the latest supported versions, see the Product Availability Matrix on the Informatica Customer Portal: https://network.informatica.com/community/informatica-network/product-availability-matrices.
Big Data Management Spark Support
Effective in version 10.1.1, you can configure the Spark engine on all supported Hadoop distributions. You can configure Big Data Management to use one of the following Spark versions based on the Hadoop distribution that you use:
- •Cloudera Spark 1.6 and Apache Spark 2.0.1 for Cloudera cdh5u8 distribution.
- •Apache Spark 2.0.1 for all Hadoop distributions.
For more information, see the Informatica Big Data Management 10.1.1 Installation and Configuration Guide.
Data Analyzer
Effective in version 10.1.1, Informatica dropped support for Data Analyzer. Informatica recommends that you use a third-party reporting tool to run PowerCenter and Metadata Manager reports. You can use the recommended SQL queries for building all the reports shipped with earlier versions of PowerCenter.
Operating System
Effective in version 10.1.1, Informatica added support for the following operating systems:
- •Solaris 11
- •Windows 10 for Informatica Clients
PowerExchange for SAP NetWeaver
Effective in version 10.1.1, Informatica implemented the following changes in PowerExchange for SAP NetWeaver support:
Support Change | Level of Support | Comments |
|---|
Analytic Business Components | Dropped support | Effective in version 10.1.1, Informatica dropped support for the Analytic Business Components (ABC) functionality. You cannot use objects in the ABC repository to read and transform SAP data. Informatica will not ship the ABC transport files. |
SAP R/3 version 4.7 | Dropped support | Effective in version 10.1.1, Informatica dropped support for SAP R/3 4.7 systems. Upgrade to SAP ECC version 5.0 or later. |
Reporting and Dashboards Service
Effective in version 10.1.1, Informatica dropped support for the Reporting and Dashboards Service. Informatica recommends that you use a third-party reporting tool to run PowerCenter and Metadata Manager reports. You can use the recommended SQL queries for building all the reports shipped with earlier versions of PowerCenter.
Reporting Service
Effective in version 10.1.1, Informatica dropped support for the Reporting Service. Informatica recommends that you use a third-party reporting tool to run PowerCenter and Metadata Manager reports. You can use the recommended SQL queries for building all the reports shipped with earlier versions of PowerCenter.